The Daniel Boone Bicentennial Silver Half Dollar is a commemorative silver coin series issued by the United States between 1934 and 1938 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of pioneer hero Daniel Boone and captures a pivotal moment in U.S. commemorative coin history.
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Obverse: Portrait of Daniel Boone on the left, wearing a coonskin hat, a deerskin coat, and looking into the distance, symbolizing the pioneering spirit.
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Reverse: Boone confronts a Native American – Boone stands with a rifle, the Native American holds a peace pipe and a shield, with wilderness and distant mountains in the background, a metaphor for racial conflict during colonial expansion.
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Artistic Value:
Aitken's Renaissance Revival-style design depicts Boone as a "Medici Prince in the Wilderness."
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Information
- Face Value: 50 cents
- Material: 90% silver + 10% copper
- Silver Content: 0.36169 troy ounces
- Weight: 12.50 grams
- Diameter: 30.60 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Foundry: Philadelphia (no factory mark in 1934), Denver (D mark), San Francisco (S mark)
- Note: Denver and San Francisco versions were added in 1935, forming a multi-factory system.
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